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2009-05-19 Four Brahma Viharas 2:18:08

Shaila Catherine

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A collection of four talks on the immeasurable and boundless qualities of heart known as the Brahma Viharas: loving kindness/friendliness, compassion, joy, equanimity.

Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley : Four Brahma Viharas

2009-05-19 Guided Loving Kindness (Metta) Meditation 33:02
Shaila Catherine	Download Listen
Guided Meditation, meditation instructions
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Featured Guided Meditations

2009-05-18 Satipatthana Sutta - part 46 - The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration, Conclusion. 61:58
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : May 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2009-05-18 The Role of Samadhi in the Four Foundations of Mindfulness 60:10
Richard Shankman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2009-05-17 Mindfulness of Body 56:39
Dori Langevin	Download Listen
The life of the body is a tether to moment to moment experience. Cultivating an enlarged awareness, infused with kindness, plus directly contacting sensations, allows us to be with unpleasant sensations we often call "pain"
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-05-17 The Song and Heart of Metta 55:07
Adrianne Ross	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2009-05-16 Supports for Samadhi: An overview of the Buddha’s teachings on some of the beautiful qualities of mind and heart that lead to deepening concentration. 55:22
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
The role of concentration is central to the Buddha’s teaching. This can be seen by the emphasis placed on it in some of the key Buddhist lists, such as the Noble Eightfold Path, the Five Spiritual Faculties, the Seven Factors Of Awakening and the 12 links of Transcendent Dependent Arising. This talk looks at the qualities we can develop in our practice that support concentration, such as faith, mindfulness, happiness and contentment.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2009-05-15 The Sufferings of the Pleasure Syndrome 49:32
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre

2009-05-15 No Self, No World 63:22
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Anatta (‘not-self’, or ‘no-self’) is one of the Buddha’s most subtle and profound teachings, and a full understanding of it involves seeing how not only the personal self, but also the entire world of experience, is empty of any intrinsic essence or existence. This talk explores some of the possible ways a meditator might work in practice to develop and strengthen such radical and liberating insights.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : May 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-05-15 The Path of Samadhi 66:04
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2009-05-15 Generating the Sacred in Our Lives 65:09
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
What does it mean to live a holy, or sacred life in the world? This talk explores how to integrate the teachings and practices into our daily life.
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-15 Morning Instruction 6 - Selflessness 9:19
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-15 The Development of Virtue 51:28
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Gaia House : Mahasi Retreat

2009-05-14 Verses on the Faith Mind by Seng-T'san (3rd Zen Patriarch of China), part 1. 46:34
James Baraz	Download Listen
Tonight James begins a series on his favorite piece of dharma wisdom: Verses on the Faith Mind by Sengstan, otherwise known as the 3rd Zen Patriarch of China. This is one of the best treatises on the non-dual approach to practice. A few choice lines: “The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences.” “To live in the realization is to be without anxiety about non-perfection.” During this series, James reads through the text and discusses how we can apply it in our lives. If you are interested in reading the actual text of this sutra Click Here.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley : IMCB Regular Talks

2009-05-14 Samadhi - Don't Worry, Be Happy 58:40
Richard Shankman	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2009-05-14 Choosing the Path to Freedom 57:30
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
When we let go, we feel threatened that we will lose everything, but in reality we have everything to gain. What are we actually letting go of and what remains once we let go.
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-14 Guided Meditation on Lovingkindness 24:31
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-14 Morning Instruction 5 - Feeling Tone 15:04
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-14 Truths 43:28
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-05-14 The Liberation Psychology of the Buddha 50:54
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Gaia House : Mahasi Retreat

2009-05-13 Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield: An Evening of Questions and Responses 1:22:21

Tara Brach

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Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield: An Evening of Questions and Responses

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-05-13 Seven Factors of Awakening 55:09
Adrianne Ross	Download Listen
How the seven factors of awakening support and balance our practice bringing joy, ease and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2009-05-13 The Four Great Attachments 62:09
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
In the second noble truth, the Buddha tells us that the cause of our suffering is craving that leads to attachment. This talk is an exploration of what the Buddha calls our four most conditioned attachments and why we need to let go of them.
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-13 Sila Paramita 54:55
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen

2009-05-13 Practicing with the Shadow, pt 2 61:04
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
The shadow as it relates to spiritual practice. That which does not fit the self image is excluded and becomes part of one's shadow. Reactivity as in indication that shadow material is in play. We explore ways in which a fixed self of is linked to shadow.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-05-13 Morning Instruction 4 - Thoughts 14:19
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-13 The Factors of Awakening 46:28
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Gaia House : Mahasi Retreat

2009-05-12 Satipatthana Sutta - part 45 - The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Action/Right Livelihood. 54:18
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : May 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Satipatthana Sutta Series

2009-05-12 Factors That Support and Hinder Concentration 58:22
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Any time we practice mindfulness and wise attention, we are weakening the impact of the hindrances, and strengthening what are known as the five jhanic factors: meditative qualities that support the continuity and deepening of our meditation. Each of the jhanic factors actually balances and acts as an antidote to one of the hindrances. This talk looks at how to strengthen the jhanic factors, and use them skillfully as antidotes to the hindrances.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2009-05-12 Our Wisdom Heart 42:34
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
As we walk the path of wisdom and compassion, we discover they are not separate. What happens when we let go of our identifications with our mental constructions and our mind drops into the heart?
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-12 Ten Paramis: Wisdom (2) 65:13
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
The fearlessness of wisdom and the willingness to hold our place on the earth for the learning that comes.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2009-05-12 Guided Meditation on Compassion 26:15
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-12 Working with Emotions 5:04
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-12 Morning Instruction 3 - Emotions 12:36
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-12 The Hindrances Part 2 47:40
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Gaia House : Mahasi Retreat

2009-05-11 Halfway between Heaven & Earth 53:15
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
As human beings, we move between the boundless, profound dimensions and the more mundane, worldly realms of body and mind. How do we in our practice cultivate an openness and receptivity to our boundless nature and not be so caught in our mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-05-11 The Art and Skill of Samadhi 58:19
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Concentration Retreat

2009-05-11 Holding On. Afraid to Let Go 56:37
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
We hear the teachings of letting go (or letting be) yet when we try, we find how difficult that is. This talk explores what we are afraid of and the freedom waiting for us when we take the risk of looking at what’s true.
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-11 The Art of Concentration 47:52
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2009-05-11 Morning Instruction 2 - Body 15:13
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-11 The Hindrances 47:28
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Gaia House : Mahasi Retreat

2009-05-10 In-Body Presence 53:03
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
The body is the first support for presence and connection to life. Even though many people find it difficult to reside in their bodies, as we arrive more fully, we find a happiness of mind that brings a sense of stability to our experience.
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-10 10 Die Essenz des Lebens - Dana - Sila - Bhavana 58:06
Ariya B. Baumann	Download Listen

2009-05-10 Morning Instruction 1 - Breath 16:58
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Wood Acres Retreat Center : Our Wisdom Heart

2009-05-10 Impermanence 41:18
Jason Murphy	Download Listen
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-05-10 Mahasi Techniques 67:37
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Gaia House : Mahasi Retreat

2009-05-09 Into the depths of Silence 59:18
Rob Burbea	Download Listen
Listening to silence in our lives, opening to its embrace, reveals a profound and immense power to transform the heart. Deepening in the stillness of meditation, our practice involves mindfulness of all ‘objects’, but must eventually also go beyond objects to realize a truly boundless freedom – of being nothing and having nothing.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : May 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-05-09 09 Dünger für die Meditationspraxis (Dana & Sila) 57:10
Ariya B. Baumann	Download Listen

2009-05-09 Buddha and the Eight Fold Path 60:30
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
Gaia House : Mahasi Retreat

2009-05-08 Fruition of Practice 59:13
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
To deeply know that we are not defined by any experience or activity is to realize freedom. To recognize that we are not separate from the world is to discover compassion as our very nature. This is the fruit of true practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Relaxed Openness: Embodying Presence